Despite recent wet conditions along the Western Slope and in the Front Range foothills, July was Denver’s hottest month on record, with seven days over 100 degrees and an average daily temperature of 78.9 degrees.

The second hottest July was in 1934, when the average was 77.8 degrees, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Jim Kalina. The third hottest was in 2005, with an average of 77.7 degrees.

Temperatures are measured at Denver International Airport, east of the metro area, where topography and climates often vary from the city and surrounding areas.

A weather service monitoring station is in place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, but it is not used for official measurements, Kalina said.

Kalina said he is unsure why the the official temperatures are gathered at DIA, but believes it could be because Federal Aviation Administration observers at the airport help gather climate information.

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